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Well, 122000 miles, aninsurance deductable, and college staring me down the face, its time to move on. I need a almost new car that is going to get me back and forth to Philly, and the Neon is going to cost more money than its worth to make road-worthy. Its only worth $4000 . I am now in the decision making process, my options right now are either a 2.3 Mazda3, or a 1.8T Jetta, but Im looking at anything in that 10-15,000 dollar range. I wanted an SRT4 so bad, but I just cant get my Mom to budge on it, she thinks the Neons are not structurally sound and unsafe but I really cant argue with the other options.
Let me know what you guys think, especially with the Jetta's. Ive heard speculation and rumors, but its hard to tell if they are that unreliable.

The Jetta is a comfortable car to be driving but the stock parts will cost you alot.I would go with a jetta.

let me have ur exhaust!!!???

2003silverneonsxt wrote:let me have ur exhaust!!!???

You can have the SRT midpipe, but the rear section has burned into the back bumper and I dont want to have that empty hole on that bumper.

mazda3>jetta. get that new 2.3 Turbo mazda 3! motor swap ftw

orangeblastsxt wrote:mazda3>jetta. get that new 2.3 Turbo mazda 3! motor swap ftw

Have you driven either?

And your mom isn't being parinoid when she says the Neon is thinner that a soda can.

I'm not trying to say anything but you know someone had to bring it up with how the super gay emoicon has made it's appearance

http://www.gay.com/content/slideshow/?c ... slideshow/

Scroll down to the runner up as well lol

Diablo0 wrote:I'm not trying to say anything but you know someone had to bring it up with how the super gay emoicon has made it's appearance

http://www.gay.com/content/slideshow/?c ... slideshow/

Scroll down to the runner up as well lol

Jetta = expensive to fix if something breaks.

10-15k range? I'd go miata.

You wouldn't want to trade rims, would you?

*Cough*Rabbit*Cough*

if it's for college, and you need a daily driver... screw going performance or looks of any of that hoo-ha!

get something that's GREAT on gas! You can buy a fast car when you're out and actually have a good job!

Dude let me have your rims. please

Nick Drake wrote:*Cough*Rabbit*Cough*

I couldn't agree with you more.

Diablo0 wrote:I'm not trying to say anything but you know someone had to bring it up with how the super gay emoicon has made it's appearance

http://www.gay.com/content/slideshow/?c ... slideshow/

Scroll down to the runner up as well lol

your starting to scare me jason

vr6 jetta....that's probably gonna be my next car

Rabbit, Mazda 3, or Tc

tc is slower than a neon

Toyota Yaris! $12K + 40MPG ftw

J-Villa wrote:tc is slower than a neon

Really, even a non r/t? I did not know that.

dblsg wrote:

Diablo0 wrote:I'm not trying to say anything but you know someone had to bring it up with how the super gay emoicon has made it's appearance

http://www.gay.com/content/slideshow/?c ... slideshow/

Scroll down to the runner up as well lol

your starting to scare me jason

Somtimes I scare myself It's pretty known about the Jetta though

SILVER-ES wrote:

J-Villa wrote:tc is slower than a neon

Really, even a non r/t? I did not know that.

yea a buddy of mine has one...front a dead stop it pulls maybe a car length not even...but any mph from a roll we were dead even sometimes i would pull a hair....

invujerry wrote:Toyota Yaris! $12K + 40MPG ftw

hells yea!
my g/f wants one of those. i say more power! i'm the one that has to fill her gas tank, so if she wants an ugly-ass econo-car, i'm ALL for it!

dunno about you guys but i get about 36-40 mpg on the highway

yeah a recent trip i took in my r/t with 3 people in the car and the a/c i averaged 36mpg

filled to *click*, drove 108 miles roundtrip, returned to same gas station and pump, filled to *click* 2.997 gallons. 108mi/~3gal = 36mpg

and thats with 3.94 gears i cant imagine what you intake/exhaust guys are pulling with 3.55's

I would also vote for new Rabbit

VOLVO S40!!!


jk...im just loving volvos right now, but they are in the 20k price range from what I have seen

Domestic > Import

if not a neon (or a caliber), how about a cobalt? You all serously like import cars way to much for domestic owners

Dude, for 10-15k you can get some hella better more reliable cars that also hve an aftermarket... ie: CIVIC. Sorry, but as many ricers are out there and me-too cars, the CIVIC takes the cake on both - but damn they are great cars! Especially for a college dude driving back and forth.

Think of it this way - all those ricer tendancies you have can be fullfilled through Autozone for 1/4 of the price we Neon guys have to spend!

Seriously though, Civic is my personal choice. Mucho better than Jetta, but not quite a Mazda tres.

Mmmm... New Civic.

03sxt wrote:Mmmm... New Civic.